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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much in market value did Walmart lose when it announced in 2015 that it planned to increase its starting wage to at least $9 an hour?
(a) $3.5 billion.
(b) $20 billion.
(c) $15 billion.
(d) $5 billion.

2. In 2020, how many people were killed in Chicago by gun violence?
(a) 635.
(b) 913.
(c) 722.
(d) 841.

3. When Crystal was diagnosed with mental illness, how much SSI did she receive monthly?
(a) $679.
(b) $583.
(c) $754.
(d) $876.

4. Where did Desmond meet home health aides who belonged to the full-time working homeless?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Indiana.
(c) New York.
(d) Illinois.

5. In 2018, on what amount were 5.3 million Americans subsisting daily?
(a) $4.
(b) $5.
(c) $6.
(d) $3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was a warehouse worker who had to give up two of his children to keep one?

2. When did Desmond begin paying attention to poverty?

3. In 2019, what was the percent of the U.S. population that was poor?

4. In 2020, how many Food Lion workers in North Carolina drew food stamps?

5. When did Milwaukee implement the New Hope program?

(see the answer key)

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